Bayrakdar .. The Ukrainian army weapon, which terrified the Ukrainian Russians, accuses Russia of thwarting the evacuation of civilians
Spread on social media, videos, recorded by some Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, documenting the concentrated strikes directed by the Ukrainian forces against the Russian invaders.
And at the end of the week, in Europe, a video clip spread on Twitter, documenting a huge explosion, appears to be a Russian convoy, recording a direct injury to the air-to-air missile system.Black and white shots, published at the expense of the Ukrainian armed forces, are one of several clips showing the devastating effect of Ukrainian drones on Russian equipment.
Upon watching the explosion, which appears to be recorded with a mobile phone, people can be heard while they were panting before they exploded with chants and applause (by the Ukrainians).
The video won more than 3 million views on Twitter in two days.
“Fear, enemies! You will not have peace on our land!” The Ukrainian armed forces wrote in a comment on the video that you also posted on its page.
The Ukrainian embassy in Ankara has posted on Twitter since the beginning of the conflict pictures of explosions attributed to Turkish march aircraft targeting the rituals of Russian trucks and tanks accompanied by Bouarqar- God willing, TB2S "with a barrage of praise of praise.
"The TB2 strikes are few compared to the battles on Earth, but they are important to the Ukrainian moral spirit because it shows that Russia does not control the sky," said Aaron Stein from the Washington Foreign Policy Research Institute.."The Ukrainians must be congratulated because they kept these planes in the air," he added..But Stein assured Agence France -Presse that he was "surprised like other experts" with the weak presence of the Russian Air Force over Ukraine.And if these forces entered heavily, the work of the drones will be very limited.
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The drone used by the Ukrainian army is a type of Turkish aircraft that the Ukrainians have increasingly deployed against Russian forces in recent days.
The Ukrainian army said on Tuesday that the "Bayrakdar" drones destroyed one tank and two surface -to -air missile systems at night.
In other videos shared on Twitter as well, the Bayrakdar drones, which the army has been using at least 2021, appeared, and it exploded what appears to be a Russian fuel convoy and a group of supply trucks.
These drones are small and lightweight (about seven times lighter than the US Army's Riber) and its wings are 12 meters long, which allows them to stay in the sky for up to 30 hours per ritual..
Each plane can carry four laser -guided missiles, according to promotional materials from the company that produces it.
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American and European military analysts said that the Ukrainian drones were carried out through their early success in slowing the Russian progress, and revealed unexpected weaknesses to the Russian side..
Perhaps more importantly, analysts say, according to what the Time magazine reported that the videos have also become an increasingly prominent part of the information war in Ukraine, which gives the Russian invaders a reason for fear of their enemy, and provides a vital batch of Ukrainian morale..
However, analysts note that the drones are unlikely to change the war path.
Turkish military analyst, Ardar Miflotoglu, says that the clips published by the Ukrainian army show serious defects in the Russian air defense cover "is a surprise to many observers.".Then he continued, "The footage is also useful for public relations and psychological warfare".
The reliable and accurate military drones have been exclusively for the American army, but technology has become more common in recent years, and it is now an essential element in many battlefields in the twenty -first century.
Turkey is now the prominent resource in the past two years, where Turkish drones have appeared not only in Ukraine, but also in Ethiopia, Azerbaijan, Libya and Syria.
Last year in Ethiopia, a rebel force was attacking the capital Addis Ababa before the government repeated them with drones.
In the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2020, Turkish aircraft proved that they were decisive in the victory of Azerbaijan over Armenia - Russia's ally.
"In recent years, Bayrakdar has really achieved some famous successes," says Tony Osborne, who is the head of the London office, and a print focused on the aviation industry..
خدمة أكبر من التكلفة
The video, published by the Ukrainian armed forces, on Sunday, revealed that these planes are able to cause important damage to the enemy mechanisms, and at much cheaper prices than other drones..
Osborne estimates that Bayrakdar planes were sold to Ukraine at a cost of not up to millions of dollars that were spent on Russian missile systems and said: "The Russian-Jo missile system that was destroyed in the video on Sunday may amount to $ 50 million.".
Then "the important thing about it is cheap, and when you are cheap, do not worry about losing it, you can throw it into a fight and if you record success, as we saw yesterday, you will suddenly win the war of attrition.".
The man estimates that Ukraine is probably about 20 Bayradar drones in its operational arsenal.
In December, Bloomberg reported that Ukraine requested more than twenty planes, quoting officials.
دور تركيا المتنامي كقوة طائرات بدون طيار
For Turkey, NATO member, drone sales for Ukraine are compatible with its military interests - that is, maintaining the balance of power in the Black Sea region, according to the Galilee Dalai, a specialist in Turkish and Middle East policy in "Chatham House", which is an intellectual center based in London.
While Bayrakdar aircraft are manufactured by a private company, "Picar Technology", drones are widely seen as a Turkish foreign policy arm..
And the head of the technology department at the company, Seljuk Bayraktar, is the son -in -law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"While some people refused to sell armed aircraft to Ukraine, Turkey was the only country that accepted the sale of Ukraine this technology," said Haluk Piractar, CEO of the company and Seljuk's brother, during an online symposium in May 2021..
Turkish foreign policy also revitalized the presence of Bayrakdar drones in Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan, all of which are the battlefields in which Russian and Turkish agents face.
Dalai says that drones give Turkey a geopolitical advantage, and it is in a traditional fighting in places like Libya or Syria, but the use of drones is something else, the latter, makes Turkey's mission easier ".